A Grammar of Egyptian Aramaic

This up-to-date grammar of Egyptian Aramaic of the middle of the first millennium BCE is meant to replace P. Leander's grammar of 1928, but also has a substantial section on syntax, which was totally lacking in Leander's grammar. The grammar is based on a much greater amount of texts than is the case with Leander's grammar, but also on an edition of texts incorporating a personal fresh study of them as presented in Porten and Yardeni's Textbook of Aramaic Texts from Ancien Egypt (1986).

Review:

'The grammar by Muraoka and Porten will be effectively and gratefully used for linguistic studies as well as for interpretation of texts. Various problems will be led to at least preliminary solution with help of analysis and critical notes.' Stanislav Segert, Archiv Orientalni, 1998. 'Readers who are familiar with the textual material will find stimulating grammatical interpretations that, if taken seriously and critically, will pave the way to a deeper understanding of Egyptian Aramaic.' Austinus Gianto, Orientalia, 2000.